Year: 2019

ERBIL, IRAQ – Spirit of Soccer Coach, Sror Abdulkareem, conducts a three-day advanced first aid certification course for 20 participants at Akad Sport Club. The volunteer team was lead by Sror Abdulkareem who attended the Institute of Nursing during and after the liberation war of Mousil. She played a big role in supporting civilian and military casualties. Since...

Local de-mining agencies came together last month to educate affected populations in Battambang about the dangers of landmines after a large increase in casualties. Casualties on the Rise From 1979 to April 2019, 64,825 causalities were recorded by the Cambodia Mine and ERW Victim Information System. From January to April 2019, there were 47 people...

‘Colombia has one of the highest incidences of child casualties from landmines and Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) in the world’ This week we interviewed Coach Mercedes Vasquez to find out about her experience as a female coach in Colombia. 1. What is your role with Spirit of Soccer? MV: I am a Mine Risk...

The Laos Under-16 Girls’ National team began competition today at the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) U16 Championship. The tournament spans from May 7 to May 22nd and is hosted by Thailand. Our very own SPIRIT OF SOCCER coach, Ms. La Kham-On, was selected to the team and has been training in Vientiane and Thailand for...

Spirit of Soccer Educates 29 Coaches in Laos and Holds Grassroots Development Festival Spirit of Soccer organized a Football ‘D’ License coaching course for 29 participants in Xieng Khouang Province in partnership with the Lao Football Federation (LFF) and support from the US Government. The course was led by Mr. Somsack Keodala with support from...

This week we sponsored 25 school teachers to participate in the first ever AFC D License coach certification course in Pailin. .Pailin is a province in western Cambodia at the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains near the border of Thailand. The region was heavily mined during decades of war and is the former stronghold of...

Last week we held a four-day coaching workshop in Cali, Colombia and concluded with a Mine Risk Education (MRE) & Football Festival. The program drew 11 new coaches and 167 participants. Thank you to our in-country team for all your hard work during the training! We will continue to educate people with the skills to...

“We bring smiles to the faces of children after the war” – Mohammad Al-Naqib Our Spirit of Soccer team in Iraq welcomed 300 fans and government officials, including a member of the board of the Province of Nineveh, to the opening ceremony of a new football field on January 23, 2019. The field, located in...